My favourite little EV-that-could looks like it'll finally be getting the drivetrain it was supposed to be originally released with.Tesla announced that they have completed "Drivetrain 1.5" which includes an upgraded electric motor and swapping the original two-speed automatic transmission for a Borg Warner-sourced one speed. This means the Tesla Roadster's instant torque will go from 155.5 Nm (211 lb-ft) to a relatively huge 206 Nm (280 lb-ft) while also improving its range by 10% to a shockingly impressive 244 miles. That's 392.6 kms of uninterrupted, fossil fuel-free fun.
Drivetrain 1.5 also means Tesla can get serious with the output of these little rockets with them producing 10 Roadsters per week and up to 40 per week by next March.
There's also good news for the 38 lucky people who already own a Roadster as Tesla will be keeping its promise to retrofit those models with the new drivetrain.
More info and pics over at AutoblogGreen.
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